Mount Tambuyukon or Tamboyukon (Malay: Gunung Tambuyukon) is a mountain located at the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is considered the third-highest mountain in the country with height at 2,579 metres (8,461 ft),[1][2] lying north of the highest Mount Kinabalu.[3]
Mount Tambuyukon | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,579 m (8,461 ft) |
Prominence | 833 m (2,733 ft) |
Listing | Ribu |
Coordinates | 6°12′31″N 116°39′29″E |
Naming | |
Native name | Gunung Tambuyukon (Malay) |
Geography | |
Location | West Coast Division, Sabah, Malaysia |
Parent range | Crocker Range |
The glaciated summit plateaus and Pleistocene glacial tills of the Kinabalu area including similar deposits near to Mount Tambuyukon indicate that the summits of Tambuyukon, Kinabalu and possibly Trusmadi were significantly higher than other parts of the Crocker Range by the Pleistocene.[4] Together with Mount Kinabalu, it is part of the Wariu Formation.[5]
The mountain supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, including a number of pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes.[6][7][8] A mammal survey in 2012 and 2013 from 300 metres (984 ft) to the summit, recorded the second known population of the summit rat,[9] and a total of 44 mammal species.[10]
There are two climbing trails towards the mountain summit, one from Monggis Village and the other from Sabah Parks substation with permission from the park authority needing to be obtained before the climbing.[11] The mountain is considered one of Sabah's ecotourism destination.[12]
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